Astra 3ARocket launchby ArianespaceEuropeLaunch time29 Mar 200201:29 UTCsuccessOrbit: GTOSerial number: V-149MissionRocketPayloadsRocket Ariane4 44Llaunched from Guiana Space Centre, ELA-3French GuianaPayloadsNamePurposeMassCommentAstra 3A---JCSAT-8---